Cryin' amp settings — Cuvave Cube baby

The Joe Satriani guitar tone for “Cryin'”, dialed in for a Cuvave Cube baby with a Gianinni Stratocaster series x. Studio version, The Extremist (1992)

Original rig

Ibanez JS1 with DiMarzio PAF Pro & Fred humbuckers, Boss DS-1, Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and Soldano SLO-100 heads, Marshall 4x12 cabs, Eventide pitch detuner, digital delay, and studio plate reverb

Singing, sustained, vocal lead tone with liquid mids and wide stereo ambient delay

Amp settings — Cuvave Cube baby

CHANNELAmp Type 7 (High-Gain Lead / Soldano style)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	5
Reverb	4
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Cube Baby Delay Block

Onboard digital delay set for audible 400ms repeats to recreate Satriani's signature spatial sustain.

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Mix 4

02Cube Baby Modulation Block

Light onboard chorus/detune to mimic the Eventide micro-pitch shift widening on the record.

Speed 3 · Depth 3 · Mix 3

Why these settings

To compensate for the Giannini Stratocaster's brighter, lower-output single-coil pickups compared to Satriani's DiMarzio Fred bridge humbucker, amp treble is dialed back while mid is pushed to 7 and the guitar tone knob is rolled off to 8. The Cube Baby is set to its high-gain amp voice (model 7) with gain at 7 to provide the singing Soldano/Rectifier sustain without needing an external DS-1. Built-in delay and subtle modulation are engaged directly on the pedalboard to recreate the stereo ambient polish of The Extremist sessions.

PRO TIPDig in with a heavy pick angled slightly against the string and pick closer to the middle pickup rather than the bridge saddles to generate a thicker, more flute-like fundamental with continuous finger vibrato.

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